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This document covers common grammatical difficulties in French, with examples. It helps students of French language to understand and use correct forms and structures.
What's inside
- Accepted correct forms and structures
- Timely expressions
- Verb + verb
- Basic conjugations
- Before, during and after
- Something...
Who it is for: Students of French language. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
French grammar can be tricky, but practice helps. Students get examples of common issues and correct forms.
Difficult words and phrases
French grammar includes many different ways to say 'a problem', 'a person', 'a thing'. 'A problem' can be important, big or interesting. 'A thing' can be important or interesting.
Time descriptions
There are several ways to describe when something happened, happens or will happen. For example, 'right now' can be 'tout de suite', 'immédiatement', 'sans tarder' or 'à l'instant'. When something happened 'a long time ago' can be 'au Moyen âge', 'au dix-huitième siècle' or 'en 1888'.
Future and past actions
There are ways to talk about things that will happen or that have happened. For example, 'I think I will be free tomorrow' is 'Je crois être libre demain'. And 'I hope to pass tomorrow's exam' is 'J'espère réussir mon examen demain'.
The present tense
To talk about things that happen regularly, use the present tense. For example, 'to know', 'to want', 'to be able to' and 'to go' are all in the present tense.
Key terms
- le problème
- a problem, a difficulty or an issue.
- de nos jours
- nowadays or these days.
- il est mort
- he has died or he is dead.
- de beaux rideaux
- beautiful curtains, with 'de' before the adjective and 'beaux' agreeing with 'rideaux'.
- avant de
- before or in anticipation of, with an infinitive verb following.
- tous les acteurs
- all actors, with 'tous' agreeing with 'acteurs'.
Questions this document helps with
- Which French words mean 'a problem'?
- How do you say 'right now' in French?
- What does 'de nos jours' mean?
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